Statewide Reentry Council Members and Staff

Janel McFeat (she/her) is the Executive Director of the Washington State Reentry Council. She is leading cross-agency policy changes that are improving statewide reentry outcomes for those currently incarcerated, with a focus on creating equitable and humane practices across all of WA. Over the last two years, McFeat has been focused on building relationships between the criminal justice system and individuals that are harmed by incarceration while dismantling the legacy of systemic discrimination.

Before joining the Council, she served as the strategic planner/program manager for the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe’s reentry and built a nationally recognized program for native and non-native incarcerated individuals. McFeat is a White House Champion for Change nominee, and recipient of the Linda Gabriel Human Rights Award for leading work with formerly incarcerated young people, adults and their families.

As a Jamestown S’Klallam descendant, McFeat credits her great-grandmother for her most important lessons – the importance of relationships and the art of listening. She received her B.A. in Social Work from Pacific Lutheran University.

Galen Ruzzamenti holds degrees in Business Administration and Human Services with a Chemical Dependency Emphasis. He is an active member in non-profit volunteer programs throughout the Whatcom County area, helping people who are experiencing homelessness and addiction. As a lifetime Washington resident, he is passionate in empowering people to bring equal opportunity to all community members.

Ruzzamenti comes from an Operations Management background, where he used his position to practice fair hiring practices and give employment opportunities to those who have faced hardships from societal stigmas. He is a strong believer that breaking down barriers is key to maximizing restorative efforts.

Ruzzamenti is a person with lived experience in the criminal justice system and has seen the difficulties faced both during incarceration and reentering back into the community. He is passionate about bringing resources and program to those inside correctional facilities and those who are reentering.

Larry Jefferson was appointed in April of 2021 by the Washington Supreme Court to become the new Director of Public Defense for the State of Washington. He has worked as a public defender in King and Thurston County since 1996. He is a graduate of The Evergreen State College and Seattle University’s School of Law. Larry is a Board member of the Campaign for Equal Justice and the Diversity and Inclusion Section of The Thurston County Bar Association. He is past President of the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Thurston County Bar Association. In 2023, he was named the Loren Miller Bar Association’s recipient of the Excellence in Law Award, in 2022, he was named Luminary of the Year by the Seattle Clemency Project. In 2020, he received the Daniel Bigelow Award from the Thurston County Bar Association and was named Attorney of the Year. Larry is a devoted husband, father of two wonderful adult children, and a self-proclaimed mama’s boy. He enjoys transforming harm into justice, standing by his barbecue, and cheering for the Seahawks.

Reba Harris, MSW, LSWAIC, SUDP, is a dually licensed behavioral health clinician and social work release planner supporting justice-involved individuals and high-acuity populations across Washington State. Her work spans correctional release planning, Native reentry programming—including contributions to Washington State’s first Native Reentry Program—integrated and mobile behavioral health, community mental health, and inpatient psychiatric and co-occurring treatment systems. She has served in clinical leadership roles overseeing psychiatric stabilization and co-occurring inpatient programs, with responsibility for clinical operations, regulatory compliance, workforce development and cross-system discharge planning. She also initiated and launched a city-funded partnership that integrated no-cost therapy services within a nonprofit agency, expanding sustained community access to behavioral health care.

Reba brings a policy-informed, equity-centered perspective focused on strengthening reentry infrastructure, improving continuity of care at release, and aligning behavioral health, housing, medical and legal systems to reduce recidivism and promote community stability. She serves on the statewide reentry council as a community member and victim advocate, bringing lived experience as a survivor of violence to inform trauma-responsive, person-first reentry policies that advance safety, accountability, healing and sustained well-being.

Ty Reed was born in Tennessee, spent time residing in Virginia and Georgia, and has lived in WA State for over 30 years. A graduate of University High School in Spokane, Ty has a bachelor’s degree and MBA from the University of Washington. Ty has seen the highs and lows of life. He has been a nationally awarded salesperson for a Fortune 50 company and has also experienced homelessness, addiction, and incarceration. After entering recovery in 2016, Ty started Recovery Career Services, a nonprofit that helps individuals overcoming criminal convictions find and keep employment. As part of that work, he is a speaker that educates business associations and employers about the importance of second chance hiring.

He is currently the Reentry Manager with WA Employment Security Department.

Tyron serves as the Medicaid Reentry Transformation Implementation Manager at the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA), where he plays a key role in advancing statewide efforts to support individuals transitioning from incarceration. His portfolio spans a wide range of Medicaid initiatives, including Maternal Infant Health, Adolescent, Youth, and Young Adult services, as well as Medicaid Administrative Claiming (MAC). Tyron has also led strategic efforts to strengthen Tribal Government partnerships through Tribal-MAC participation, promoting equitable access and representation across Washington.

Driven by a deep commitment to addressing health-related social needs, Tyron combines professional expertise with grassroots engagement. Beyond his work at HCA, he actively volunteers in the community—helping individuals navigate essential services such as Medicaid enrollment, reentry support, housing assistance, and food security programs.

Tyron’s dedication to systems transformation and community empowerment continues to shape meaningful progress across Washington’s landscape.

Penelope Sapp was hired at the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Jail in 2002, where she worked in various jail assignments. She was promoted to sergeant in 2007 and assigned to operations sergeant and training sergeant. In 2014 she was promoted to lieutenant, and in 2021 she was promoted to Chief of Corrections. During her assignment as a lieutenant, Penelope focused on re-entry services, including Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), to help those incarcerated transition into the community more successfully. She continues to enhance those services in her role as Chief. In addition, Penelope was selected by Governor Inslee to be a Commissioner for the Washington State Criminal Justice Commission, assisting in the development of high standards and exceptional training for the law enforcement personnel that work in our state. Penelope is currently writing her dissertation for her Ph.D. in Philosophy of Public Policy Administration. When Penelope is not studying, she is giving back to the community in some capacity. She is one of the founding board members of the Kitsap Shop with a Cop program and event that invites over 120 underprivileged children to holiday shopping with law enforcement personnel. In addition, she is currently the secretary of the Kitsap Fair and Stampede Boards, the new non-profit created to plan the county fair.

Hilary Young is vice president of advocacy and philanthropy for Pioneer Human Services, the oldest and largest reentry provider in Washington state. In this role, she leads public policy, advocacy, communications and fundraising efforts to effect positive change for people impacted by the criminal legal system. Before joining Pioneer in 2011, Hilary spent her career in the public sector advocating for a range of issues, including workforce development for marginalized individuals and healthcare reform. Committed to the fight to end discrimination against people with conviction histories, Hilary has served on the Seattle Fair Chance Housing Committee and the Seattle Reentry Workgroup and is a current member of the Statewide Reentry Taskforce and the Washington State Housing Justice Coalition. She is a graduate of The Evergreen State College.

Danielle Armbruster began her career with the Department of Corrections in September 1996 as a Clerk Typist 2 and was promoted through increasing levels of responsibility from accounting to the general manager of Correctional Industries at Stafford Creek Corrections Center. Armbruster also served as a board member of the National Correctional Industries Association (NCIA) and recently served as the NCIA’s Western Region chair. Armbruster is the 2012 recipient of the Secretary’s Leadership Award.

Winona Stevens is a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin. Her commitment to serving Native Americans affected by incarceration led her to launch Native American Reentry Services. Her organization has two programs: Iron House Medicine and HEAL for Reentry.

To further support our brothers and sisters involved in the criminal justice system, Winona’s work includes being a trainer for White Bison’s Wellbriety Training Institute, a consultant for the American Probation & Parole Association’s Washington State Tribal Intergovernmental Reentry Workshop, consulting with WA State’s Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration on the implementation of their religious program policy, and has contracted with the WA State Department of Corrections, administering their Native American Religious Programs.

Additionally, Ms. Stevens serves on the following boards: Huy, the Washington Statewide Reentry Council (Governor appointed Tribal Affairs Representative), White Bison, and the University of Washington’s Native American Advisory Board.

Winona is currently a doctoral student at the University of Washington’s Educational Leadership Ed. D. program in partnership with Muckleshoot Tribal College. She received her master’s degree in social work at the University of Washington. She has held many positions which include Adjunct Professor at Northwest Indian College, White Bison Recovery Coach and New Directions Anger Management Group Facilitator.

Priya is a mixed race, queer, chronically ill survivor who has been with API Chaya since 2012, and is currently the Executive Director. Through her leadership, API Chaya developed programs with incarcerated community members across WA state prisons; as well as increased community capacity to directly intervene in gender-based violence towards healing and accountability, outside of state systems. In this role Priya is particularly interested in developing strategic priorities, investing in whole family support for the people we serve, and ensuring API Chaya remains accountable to the immigrant communities and survivors at our core. She has been in the anti-violence anti-prison movements for more than 15 years. She is a former board member of the Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence; Trikone NW; and is a founding member of Collective Justice. Priya has a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley; and a JD from the University of Washington School of Law.

Quinton brings a wealth of experience in legislative advocacy, justice reform, and community health to the Washington State Reentry Council. With a proven track record in advancing policies that support reentry, Quinton has been instrumental in creating pathways for individuals impacted by the justice system.

His professional background includes coordinating reentry legislative affairs, leading research and performance reporting, and collaborating with diverse stakeholders to develop innovative solutions for reducing barriers to reentry. As a Community Health Worker and an advocate for holistic community support, they are deeply committed to equity and inclusion, ensuring that justice-involved individuals receive the resources they need to thrive.

Quinton also contributes to various initiatives as the founder and Executive Director of Forge, including workforce development, housing advocacy, and partnerships aimed at addressing systemic inequities. He is passionate about building collective power and fostering leadership within marginalized communities, making him a valuable addition to the Council.

Arlen W. Moses is a member of The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation and is a descendant of the Colville Nation. His commitment to serving the Native American community reflects in his resume, employed in various fields for the Yakama Nation since 1995, volunteered in several public safety capacities, participated on various Tribal, State and National Committees and Commissions, and has worked as a consultant for the National Emergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, Maryland in Tribal Affairs.

Arlen started his career in Corrections, Rehabilitation, Reentry and Restorative Justice during the Retrocession of PL 83-280 in 2016 and has been working to improve the conditions and circumstances of his community, more specifically the Tribal youth and the elderly. Employed as the Youth Court Services Program Manager, he has the responsibility to uphold Law and redirect Tribal youth back into Tribal traditions, culture and beliefs.

Working to complete his education at Heritage University located on the Yakama Reservation, Arlen is earning a double major in both Criminal Justice and Psychology and intends on continuing his education in Law. Having a strong faith in traditions, culture and beliefs, he gives credit to his elders, who taught him about tamánwi- (the law). Arlen is reminded, “Virtue is the fabric within a culture that binds a community together and prior to civilization, jails and prisons, our people relied on community-based, social sanctions and knowledge to preserve fairness, be recognized, heard, address wrongdoing and promote over-all healing.”

Candice brings deep lived experience, reentry leadership, and community-centered advocacy to her work as a Program Specialist with Underground Ministries’ One Parish One Prisoner (OPOP) program. As a formerly incarcerated woman, founder of Ed 4 Empowerment, and reentry practitioner, she supports congregations across Washington State in building and sustaining reentry accompaniment teams designed to walk alongside individuals returning home from incarceration.

Her professional work includes training faith communities in trauma-informed reentry support, developing peer mentoring curriculum, coordinating partnerships between churches and community organizations, and facilitating relational models that reduce isolation and strengthen successful community reintegration. Candice has helped guide hundreds of justice-impacted individuals toward housing stability, education access, employment pathways, and restored community connection.

In addition to her leadership with OPOP, Candice is the founder and Executive Director of Ed 4 Empowerment and serves as a Reentry Program Specialist with Interaction Transition’s Hope on the Horizon peer mentoring program. She is actively engaged in statewide reentry advocacy efforts, centering the voices of system-impacted people and advancing policies grounded in dignity, equity, and lived experience.

Candice holds a B.A. in Criminal Justice and Community Services from Saint Martin’s University and is completing her M.B.A. at Adams State University with a 4.0 GPA. She is passionate about building collective power, fostering leadership among justice-impacted communities, and creating spaces of belonging where transformation is possible for both individuals and congregations.

Jim Chambers has dedicated more than two decades to serving others, beginning his work inside Washington State prisons. Since returning home, Jim has continued his lifelong commitment to advocacy and reentry support through his role at WELD and his involvement in multiple statewide initiatives focused on justice reform and community restoration.

He is an active member of the Children of Incarcerated Parents Coalition and was appointed by the Governor to serve on the Advisory Board for the Office of Public Defense. Jim is also a member of the Voting Rights Restoration Coalition, where he advocates for civic engagement and the restoration of rights for justice-impacted individuals.

Grounded in lived experience, Jim works tirelessly to support incarcerated individuals and improve conditions within Washington State prisons. He understands firsthand the generational impacts of incarceration and is deeply committed to breaking that cycle by strengthening families, restoring hope, and creating real pathways to stability and success for people returning to their communities.

Through his leadership, advocacy, and service, Jim contributes to policies and programs that advance justice reform and promote successful reentry across Washington State. Outside of his work, Jim enjoys spending time and going on adventures with his partner, Melody.